Benfolkhero

Wow! Thanks... So much goes into fishing deep and there are so many variables to learn and understand. For the blow back on the downrigger cable I have been measuring the angle and using the Pythagorean theorem (a2+b2=c2) that's a lot like work lol

I am new to this forum, and new to fishing in more then 12' of water lol. I grew up on sandy creek spring brown trout fishing, my brothers and I would troll in our parents canoe with stickbaits until the water warmed up, and the fishing slowed. Then we would focus on bass or pike. Now I have a Little larger boat and a couple manual downriggers and have been fishing out where the big boys play! I normally only use 4 rods and we have boated 46 fish so far this season. Including five this morning, 3 kings 1laker and 1 steelhead/rainbow (whatever they should be called this time of year). My question is dipsy divers... I run two (one on each side) and I have them adjusted all the way to one side to pull away from the boat. 1. How accurate is the chart they give you? Seems like I was bumping the bottom but I didn't have enough line out for the depth I was in. 2. Speed, does it change with the kind of flasher or bait I am using. (I bought 1 of each style to see what caught more fish.) 3. How badly do I need a down temp and speed device (fish hawk)? Haven't people been trolling for like a million years without it? Thanks for reading all this! I appreciate the info you guys post! Ben I listened to channel 72 today, very cool